Panty girdle, trunk, or the like



Sept. 19, 1950 M. c. FRIDOLPH 2,522,510

PANTY, GIRDLE, TRUNK, OR THE LIKE Filed Aug. 30, 1946 FIG. I.

INVENTOR. MAUDE C. FRIDOLPH BY 5W /MW1 WM ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 19, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PANTY 'GIRDLE,TRUNK, 10R, THE-LIKE.

Maude Constance FridolplnLos Angeles, Calif. Application August- 30,1946, Serial-No;- 693,865 4. Claims. (01. 2-43) This invention relatesto a panty girdle or the like and more particularly to apparel of thischaracter for: feminine wear.

It isanrobject of the present invention to provide an article of apparelof this class wherein an improved form fitting construction is obtainedby inexpensive means.

A further object is to provide a construction wherein the rear quarterpanels of the article are so associated with a central vertical seam asto provide contoured cups or semicups which conform to the buttockscontour.

Figure 1 is a rear view of a panty girdle incorporating an improved formof the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the panty girdle on the wearer.

Referring now to the drawings, the improved panty girdle has a frontsection not shown which may be of conventional construction and isprovided with right and left rear panels In and I2. These panels arejoined by a central rear vertical seam M which extends down to thebottom of the panty to the crotch. The panels l and I2 are cut from flatpieces of material of the pattern indicated by dotted lines at [6 and I8and may be formed from elastic material of either the twoway or one-waystretch or knit. The seam I4 is reinforced by the incorporation of anonelastic tape 20 from the crotch at least up to a point 22 a fewinches below the waistline, although, the tape reinforcement may extendall the way to the top if desired. From the point 22 down the remainderof the seam, the side panels are preferably gathered as indicated at 24forming pleats although they may be provided with individual darts atthese points.

This construction provides rear panels which are cup shaped or contouredto more closely fit the buttocks and permit them to assume a naturalcontour even though the girdle be of a tight fitting size. It serves tocontrol separately each buttock and thigh muscle so that when the bodyis in motion, there is no counter-restriction on either muscle and thenatural contour of the buttock line is preserved; the gathers being setinto an inextensible center seam. that is, shirred into the seam, whichdoes not stretch in the up and down direction at all. The panelsthemselves, however, are free to stretch over the buttocks contours andto assume a cup-like shape.

The result is a panty girdle or trunk which is far more comfortable towear than one having flat back panels and, at the same time, givesbetter figure control and a more natural appearance.

I claim:

1. In a panty girdle or the like, the combination of right and left rearbottom panels cooperating with a front portion to form a tight fittingbody encircling garment having a pair of leg open-- ingsat its lower endseparated by a crotch por tionwhich. is connected tothe lower end: ofsaid front portion, said panels being joined together by a centralverticalse'am extending on the gar-*- ment from the crotch between saidleg openings upwardly toward the waistline, said panels having pleats orgathers along said seam in the region of the buttocks, said pleatsextending from said seam in a direction transversely of the seam, saidpleats being dimensioned to form cup-like pockets adapted to snuglyreceive the buttocks, said central seam being inelastic in thelongitudinal direction of said seam in at least the region of the crotchand the buttocks whereby said inelastic seam cooperates with saidpleated panels to provide support for the body and to retain the but--tocks in their natural contour.

2. In a panty girdle or the like, the combination of right and left rearbottom panels cooperating with a front portion to form a tight fittingbody encircling garment having a pair of leg openings at its lower endseparated by a crotch portion which is connected to the lower end ofsaid front portion, said panels being joined together by a centralvertical seam extending on the garment from the crotch between said legopenings upwardly toward the waistline, said panels having pleats orgathers along said scam in the region of the buttocks, said pleatsextending from said seam in a direction transversely of the seam, saidpleats being dimensioned to form cup-like pockets adapted to snuglyreceive the buttocks, said panels being formed of elastic material andsaid central seam being inelastic in the longitudinal direction from thecrotch upwardly to at least a point located at the level of the upperportions of the buttocks.

3. In a panty girdle or the like, the combination of right and left rearbottom panels cooperating with a front portion to form a tight fittingbody encircling garment having a pair of leg openings at its lower end,said panels being joined by a central vertical seam extending from thecrotch between said leg openings upwardly toward the waistline, saidpanels having pleats or gathers along said seam to form cup-like pocketsadapted to receive the buttocks, said gathers extending from a point afew inches below the waistline with increasing gather to substantiallyhalf way to the crotch and with decreasing gather to substantially thecrotch, said central seam being inelastic in the longitudinal directionof said seam along the pleated portions of saidpanels and said panelsbeing elastic in at leastaportion thereof whereby said inelastic seamcooperates with the pleated elastic panels to provide support for thebody and permits the buttocks to assume their natural contour.

4. In a panty girdle or the like, the combination of right and left rearbottom panels cooperating with a front portion to form a tight fittingbody encircling garment having a pair of leg openings at its lower endseparated by a crotch portion which is connected to the lower end ofsaid front portion, said panels being joined together by a centralvertical seam extending on the garment from the crotch between said legopenings upwardly toward the waistline, said panels having pleats orgathers along said seam in the region of the buttocks, said pleatsextending from said seam in a direction transversely of the seam, saidpleats extending along the region of the buttocks with increasinggathers to the most fleshy portion of the buttocks andthen extend withdecreasing gathers to form cup-like pockets adapted to snugly receivethe buttocks, said central seam being inelastic in the longitudinaldirection of said seam in at least the pleated portion thereof wherebysaid inelastic seam cooperates with said pleated panels to providesupport for the body and to retain the buttocks in their naturalcontour.

MAUDE CONSTANCE FRIDOLPH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 22,583 Fridolph Dec. 26, 19441,281,058 Neilson Oct. 8, 1918 1,577,409 Rand Mar. 16, 1926 1,623,031Cervelli Mar. 29, 1927 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 573,343France Mar. 8, 1924

